EXTINGUISH


Meaning of EXTINGUISH in English

ex ‧ tin ‧ guish /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] formal

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: exstinguere , from stinguere 'to extinguish' ]

1 . to make a fire or light stop burning or shining SYN put out :

Please extinguish all cigarettes.

Firemen were called to extinguish the blaze.

2 . to make an idea or feeling stop:

All hope was almost extinguished.

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THESAURUS

■ to make something stop burning

▪ put out to make something such as a fire, cigarette, or candle stop burning:

It took firefighters four hours to put out the blaze.

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She threw sand on the fire to put it out.

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I put out my cigarette and went back into the house.

▪ extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ formal to make something such as a fire, cigarette, or candle stop burning:

He managed to extinguish the flames with his coat.

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Customers who smoke will be asked to extinguish their cigarettes or leave the premises.

▪ blow out to make a flame or fire stop burning by blowing on it:

He blew out the candle and went to sleep.

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The wind blew out the fire.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.